# Amputations at Walmart Distribution Center
> OSHA SIR `20171211959` · 12/16/2017 · BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Conveyors-live roller
- **Secondary source:** Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
## Employer
- **Name:** Walmart Distribution Center
- **Location:** 3215 Commerce Center Boulevard, BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVANIA, 18015
- **NAICS:** 452910
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was performing preventative maintenance on a conveyor when the employee's glove became caught on a roller. The employee's right thumb was pulled into the machine, amputating the tip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*